Greek Police Detain 9 People After 4 Days Of Vehicle Arson Attacks In Athens - Reports

Greek Police Detain 9 People After 4 Days of Vehicle Arson Attacks in Athens - Reports

Greek police detained nine people on Thursday following four consecutive days of arson attacks on cars in downtown Athens, media reported

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd January, 2020) Greek police detained nine people on Thursday following four consecutive days of arson attacks on cars in downtown Athens, media reported.

Earlier in the day, the perpetrators set four cars on fire in the city's central district of Kolonaki, Greece's Ekathimerini newspaper said, citing Athens' police and fire service.

The cars were torched following a series of similar incidents that saw approximately 40 cars either completely destroyed or damaged in the past week in Athens, the newspaper continued.

Ekathimerini added that police attributed the recent developments to the increased police presence throughout Athens and their raids aimed at pushing squatters out of the central parts of the city.